Julia Brock and Evan Faulkenbury, eds., Teaching Public History

would fade, the sensorial affect of this period would linger to adulthood (86).It is these sensorial experiences that make up the small stories of war (84).Chapter 3 by Andrew Burtch complements Lorenzkowski's work by also considering how emotions impeded wartime planning efforts during the atomic scare.Burtch shows that while civil defence efforts aimed at distilling a sense of calmness and certainty among Canadian residents, these planning initiatives in fact did the opposite and only heightened the fear of imminent danger.Kristine Alexander and Ashley Henrickson, in chapter 4, look at how children managed their emotions with anxious mothers and absentee fathers who were sent abroad to serve.Other chapters, such as chapter 5 by Isabel Campbell and chapter 7 by Deborah Harrison and Patrizia Albanese, highlight the constraints of military family life on children during the Cold War and Canada's mission in Afghanistan.These authors demonstrate children sometimes rejected prescriptive familial norms in adulthood or stood in as caregivers.Chapter 6 by Tarah Brookfield demonstrates how generations of youth found solace on Grindstone Island, despite the ongoing and persistent effects of war.This edited collection is more than just a collated assemblage of articles on the history of children and youth in times of conflict.It brings theses voices together in concert in new and unique ways.The collection also serves more than just an additive to the field; it provides a relevant and meaningful look at the history of children and youth and is particularly applicable to historians looking to conduct transnational work.